I want to take some jams and really concentrate on hooking up with Page because, since he's the only one not next to me, and his sound is mainly coming from my monitor rather than through the air, it's a… — Mike Gordon Copy Share Image
I'm not really allowed to talk about the Dead though. I think when we are at our best, we definitely do things that the Dead or no other band could do. We explore things and take things to the extreme. — Mike Gordon Copy Share Image
I feel like I want to write some songs and I don't know how to go about doing it. Usually it's the lyrics that… — Mike Gordon Copy Share Image
I think one thing that helped the sound change, it's a real subtle thing; it's just one switch on my bass, it has three… — Mike Gordon Copy Share Image
The way that we imitate each others' riffs is something that other bands don't do as much. If we're jamming with a jazz band,… — Mike Gordon Copy Share Image
I like referring to the saxophone and having a guitar lick instead. Same with the cymbals; having the cymbals and not playing cymbals. — Mike Gordon Copy Share Image
A lot of the great songwriters in history have been collaborators, with a separate lyricist. — Mike Gordon Copy Share Image
Usually I don't think much in terms of interesting sounds. Although I think I want to get one of those whammy pedals, I forget… — Mike Gordon Copy Share Image
We have been trying to play a lot of different kinds of music, and probably the next album will go back more towards the… — Mike Gordon Copy Share Image
Travelling to different countries is a goal. I wouldn't mind playing huge places if we got an opportunity to, but it's nice to play… — Mike Gordon Copy Share Image
I don't really have a favorite bass player. I listen to a lot of bluegrass. But then again, I'm not a typical bluegrass bass… — Mike Gordon Copy Share Image
There's no way we could play a country song as well as a country band or a Latin song as well as a Latin… — Mike Gordon Copy Share Image
